Introduction to a top 100 list of Swedish books.

This is one of the 743 lists we use to generate our main The Greatest Books list.

About this list

BIF (Biblioteket i fokus), 98 Books

The following top-100 list is the result of BIF's poll for the "Swedish Book of the Century," which was conducted in the autumn of 1997. Over 21,000 votes were received from library visitors all over the country.

The list comes from the magazine Biblioteket i fokus (established on December 11, 1997)

This list was originally published in 1997 and was added to this site over 1 year ago.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
1669 The Emigrants Vilhelm Moberg 1949 Swedish Swedish
265 Pippi Longstocking Astrid Lindgren 1945 Swedish Swedish
2041 The Brothers Lionheart Astrid Lindgren 1973 Swedish Swedish
2298 Stockholm series Per Anders Fogelström 1960 Swedish Swedish
1248 The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Selma Lagerlöf 1906 Swedish Swedish
2379 Emil I Lönneberga Astrid Lindgren 1963 Swedish Swedish
1751 The Long Ships Frans G. Bengtsson 1941 Swedish Swedish
2101 Mio, My Son Astrid Lindgren 1954 Swedish Swedish
1594 Ronia, The Robber's Daughter Astrid Lindgren 1981 Swedish Swedish
1112 The Christmas Oratorio Göran Tunström 1983 Swedish Swedish
2738 Jerusalem Selma Lagerlöf 1901 Swedish Swedish
2137 Aniara Harry Martinson 1956 Swedish Swedish
2210 Simon and the Oaks Marianne Fredriksson 1985 Swedish Swedish
9750 Blackwater Kerstin Ekman 1993 Swedish Swedish
9214 Ondskan Jan Guillou 1981 Swedish Swedish
8571 Jack Ulf Lundell 1976 Swedish Swedish
1765 The Serious Game Hjalmar Soderberg 1912 Swedish Swedish
6397 My Mother Gets Married Moa Martinson 1936 Swedish Swedish
13661 En Komikers Uppväxt Jonas Gardell 1992 Swedish Swedish
9906 The Bert Diaries Anders Jacobsson, Sören Olsson 1987 Swedish Swedish
1767 The Emperor of Portugallia Selma Lagerlöf 1914 Swedish Swedish
6387 Return To Ithaca Eyvind Johnson 1946 Swedish Swedish
1773 Flowering Nettle Harry Martinson 1935 Swedish Swedish
1776 Doctor Glas Hjalmar Soderberg 1905 Swedish Swedish
1086 The Dwarf Par Lagerkvist 1944 Swedish Swedish
10157 Den Som Vandrar Om Natten Marianne Fredriksson 1988 Swedish Swedish
13698 I Miss You, I Miss You! Peter Pohl 1992 Swedish Swedish
3410 Hanna's Daughters Marianne Fredriksson 1994 Swedish Swedish
12455 Böckerna Om Sune Anders Jacobsson, Sören Olsson 1984 Swedish Swedish
7570 A Time On Earth Vilhelm Moberg 1963 Swedish Swedish
13762 Vinterviken Mats Wahl 1993 Swedish Swedish
11033 The Night Daddy Maria Gripe 1968 Swedish Swedish
3516 Sidetracked Henning Mankell 1995 Swedish Swedish
1903 The Road to Klockrike Harry Martinson 1948 Swedish Swedish
9832 Markurells In Wadköping Hjalmar Bergman 1919 Swedish Swedish
603 Barabbas Par Lagerkvist 1950 Swedish Swedish
9491 Agnes Cecilia Maria Gripe 1981 Swedish Swedish
11301 Molnfri Bombnatt Vibeke Olsson 1995 Swedish Swedish
13684 Vendetta Jan Guillou 1991 Swedish Swedish
4607 The Fifth Woman Henning Mankell 1996 Swedish Swedish
1445 Faceless Killers Henning Mankell 1991 Swedish Swedish
9588 The Way Of A Serpent Torgny Lindgren 1982 Swedish Swedish
11373 The Alfie Atkins Series Gunilla Bergström 1972 Swedish Swedish
10948 The Children Of Noisy Village Astrid Lindgren 2003 Swedish Swedish
6620 Land Of Wooden Gods Jan Fridegård 1932 Swedish Swedish
9656 Who Loves Yngve Frey? Stig Claesson 1983 Swedish Swedish
8170 One Step Behind Henning Mankell 1997 Swedish Swedish
11990 Saknaden Ulf Lundell 2021 Swedish Swedish
13878 The White Lioness Henning Mankell 1993 Swedish Swedish
6533 Ride This Night Vilhelm Moberg 1941 Swedish Swedish
9933 Bombi Bitt Och Jag Fritiof Nilsson Piraten 1932 Swedish Swedish
10789 Mardie Astrid Lindgren 1960 Swedish Swedish
12122 Gentlemen Klas Östergren 1980 Swedish Swedish
6600 Lars Hård Jan Fridegård 1935 Swedish Swedish
6677 Raskens Vilhelm Moberg 1927 Swedish Swedish
6642 Guest Of Reality Par Lagerkvist 1925 Swedish Swedish
1801 Kallocain Karin Boye 1940 Swedish Swedish
6572 Kvartetten Som Sprängdes Birger Sjöberg 1924 Swedish Swedish
1298 The Days of His Grace Eyvind Johnson 1960 Swedish Swedish
10410 The Forest Of Hours Kerstin Ekman 1988 Swedish Swedish
11442 Sweetness Torgny Lindgren 1995 Swedish Swedish
13191 Johnny, My Friend Peter Pohl 1985 Swedish Swedish
6680 Only A Mother Ivar Lo-Johansson 1939 Swedish Swedish
2962 A Dream Play August Strindberg 1902 Swedish Swedish
1943 A Burnt Child Stig Dagerman 1948 Swedish Swedish
13258 Stjärnor Utan Svindel Louise Boije af Gennäs 1996 Swedish Swedish
6699 Bock I örtagård Fritiof Nilsson Piraten 1933 Swedish Swedish
13965 Blindgång Marianne Fredriksson 1994 Swedish Swedish
1416 Karlson On The Roof Astrid Lindgren 1955 Swedish Swedish
7122 Chronicler Of The Winds Henning Mankell 1995 Swedish Swedish
6695 The Treasure Selma Lagerlöf 1899 Swedish Swedish
12170 Miranda Och Pärlhalsbandet Kerstin Sundh 1980 Swedish Swedish
6675 Romanen Om Olof Eyvind Johnson 1934 Swedish Swedish
12362 Vävarnas Barn Per Anders Fogelström 1981 Swedish Swedish
9667 Moominpappa At Sea Tove Jansson 1965 Finnish Swedish
13257 Tjuven Göran Tunström 1986 Swedish Swedish
11592 Witches' Rings Kerstin Ekman 1974 Swedish Swedish
14160 Vinter I Paradiset Ulf Lundell 2004 Swedish Swedish
13260 Coq Rouge Jan Guillou 1986 Swedish Swedish
10018 The Kulla Gulla Series Martha Sandwall-Bergström 1945 Swedish Swedish
11000 Seacrow Island Astrid Lindgren 1964 Swedish Swedish
12620 The Book Of Eve Marianne Fredriksson 1983 Swedish Swedish
12470 The Shadow On The Stone Bench Maria Gripe 1982 Swedish Unknown
13681 Fru Björks öden och äventyr Jonas Gardell 1990 Swedish Swedish
3175 Women And Appletrees Moa Martinson 1933 Swedish Swedish
12623 Merab's Beauty Torgny Lindgren 1983 Swedish Swedish
12855 The Pettson And Findus Series Sven Nordqvist 1984 Swedish Swedish
10025 Statarna Ivar Lo-Johansson 1936 Swedish Swedish
10027 Poems Of Karin Boye Karin Boye 1941 Swedish Swedish
12369 Kyssen Ulf Lundell 1981 Swedish Swedish
11829 Children's Island P. C. Jersild 1976 Swedish Swedish
11590 Utvald Att Leva Jerzy Einhorn 1996 Swedish Swedish
10029 Jac The Clown Hjalmar Bergman 1919 Swedish Swedish
1959 The Löwensköld Ring Selma Lagerlöf 1925 Swedish Swedish
13919 Mormor Gråter Och Andra Texter Jonas Gardell 1993 Swedish Swedish
13683 Syndafloden Marianne Fredriksson 1990 Swedish Swedish
5490 After the Flood P. C. Jersild 1982 Swedish Swedish
12012 The Love Story Of The Century Märta Tikkanen 1978 Finnish Swedish